4/2/2023 0 Comments Poverty line![]() The original PUMS samples for years prior to 1990 did not include a poverty variable. These individuals will instead have the single-person poverty calculation assigned to them by the Census Bureau. However, because the POVERTY values for primary families in the 2000 Decennial and ACS/PRCS samples are published in the PUMS by the Census Bureau (see User Caution below) and the Census Bureau strictly excludes "non-relatives" (RELATED > 1100) from primary families, some individuals identified as FAMUNIT 1 by IPUMS USA will not have the same POVERTY value as the head of household. As mentioned in the FAMUNIT variable description, it is possible for individuals identified as being non-relatives of the head ( RELATE) to be included in the primary family (FAMUNIT 1), based on family pointer information. For example, all persons related to the household head receive the same poverty value as the head, while an unrelated person and her child would share their own value distinct from that of the primary family. In POVERTY, the IPUMS evaluates poverty status individually for each distinct family unit in the household, as defined in FAMUNIT. For more detail on the precise poverty thresholds used for the POVERTY variable, see the poverty definition page. Individuals whose family income is more than five times the appropriate poverty threshold receive a POVERTY value of 501. For example, if a person's family income is $20,000 and the poverty threshold for such a person is $13,861, then the value of POVERTY for that individual is $20,000/$13,861 * 100 percent, or 144. POVERTY was created using detailed income and family structure information about each individual and calculating the family income as a percentage of the appropriate official poverty threshold. Whether an individual falls below the official "poverty line" depends not only on total family income, but also on the size of the family, the number of people in the family who are children, and the age of the householder (under/over age 65). ![]() For the 1950-2000 censuses, the reference period for income is the previous calendar year for the ACS and the PRCS, the reference period is the preceding 12 months from the date of interview. POVERTY is also calculated for most adults living as unrelated individuals. POVERTY assigns all members of each family - not each household - the same code. ![]() It expresses each family's total income for the previous year as a percentage of the poverty thresholds established by the Social Security Administration in 1964 and subsequently revised in 1980, adjusted for inflation (see the poverty definition page for more information). POVERTY treats respondents who live in families collectively. ![]()
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